But when they heard the details, they didn't like everything they heard.

About 60 residents met at the Knights of Columbus building at an information session organized by Virginia Whetstone, Sandra Parks, Henry Green and Bill Puckett.

Whetstone, owner of Edgewater Inn at the eastern foot of the bridge, will lose her dock and some property when construction of the temporary bridge begins next year.

"I thought I had more information than (others) did ahead of time because of that," she said. "I wanted to share it."

She said the DOT told her their plans were "90 percent complete."

The bridge rehabilitation is expected to take three years after the temporary bridge is built and end in August 2008 with a stronger renovated bridge. Changes during construction include:

More traffic on Oglethorpe, Gerado and Arricola avenues.

No exit at the west end of Flagler Boulevard, which will be turned into a cul-de-sac.

Elimination of three left turns: from St. Augustine Boulevard toward the beaches; onto St. Augustine Boulevard from the bridge; and onto Anastasia Boulevard from Dolphin Drive.

"You're not going to be able to make those turns, temporary or permanent bridge. They're gone," Whetstone said. "But there will be a left turn allowed onto Dolphin Drive from Anastasia."

No additional traffic lights are planned, and a landscaped island will divide Anastasia at the eastern bridge approach.

Under the plan, residents of St. Augustine Boulevard, Inlet Drive, Arricola Avenue, Miruela Avenue or Avista Circle must drive to Gerado and turn left, left again on Oglethorpe and go to their street.

Residents complained.

Nick Hadjis said, "Why are they changing the neighborhood? It's only the bridge they're fixing. Leave the traffic pattern the way it is now."

John Connor said, "I think it will create too much traffic in the neighborhood. People will try to cut through and get lost."

Wayne George said DOT needs to take out the stop sign on Gerado, because traffic will back up to Anastasia.

"Just make the right-of-way more coordinated coming into Davis Shores," George said.

Two public showings of the plans are scheduled. The first is Thursday, June 26, at the County Auditorium on Lewis Speedway. A public showing of the plans will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a DOT presentation starting at 7 p.m.

The second is Friday, June 27 at St. Augustine City Hall, 75 King St. A showing of the plans will be held from noon to 2 p.m., but there will be no DOT presentation.

At both, the public can ask questions of and make suggestions to DOT representatives.

Whetstone asked the DOT why they made those changes and was told "for safety reasons," she said.

"I'd like to know where they got their statistics," she said.

Whetstone and other residents, some who had lived in Davis Shores for 50 years and more, didn't remember accidents at those intersections.

St. Augustine City Commissioners were set to approve an easement agreement with the DOT on Monday, until Whetstone asked them to wait.

"That is city property, not state right-of-way property. City commissioners have political power with the DOT," she said. "If you want a change made, go to them now."

St. Augustine City Commissioner Bill Lennon, a resident of the area, attended, as did Fred Halback, a DOT consultant responsible for urban design, landscape architecture and access issues.

"The (DOT) will do significant improvements for not only the downtown side, but this side," Halback said, adding that Anastasia Boulevard's sharp turn off the bridge would be smoothed out.

Residents asked about roundabouts, about access to the neighborhood by emergency vehicles and if traffic studies were done. Halback said input is welcomed by DOT engineers and questions could be answered at the hearings.

"We're not done with the plans," he said. "That's what the public meetings are for."